Toy



March 5, 1929. H. G. HOSE TOY ' File M y 20, 192'? a IIIIIIIIIIII iHmunm Patented Mar. 5, 1929. i

v UNITED STATES PATENT O HENRY GOWER HOSE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Application filed Kay 20,

My invention relates to toys or playthings for children, andspecifically to that form of such devices in which a movable member isemployed for supporting a picture or I similar object, which movablemember s provided with means by whlch a clnld playing with the toy mayelevate said picture into view and upon ceasing to operate the same thepicture will automatically pass out of view. g

One of the objects of the invention 1s to provide a simple and easilyoperated toy of the character described, which shall be capable ofeconomical manufacture.

a The invention consists in the novel con: struction, arrangement andcombination of various devices, elements and parts, as set forth in theclaims hereof, one embodiment of the same being illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and described 111 this specification. i

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the same with apicture held thereby and in an elevated'positlon suitable for viewing,the invention bemg shown attached to the tray of a childs chair or thelike; and

' Fig. 2 is a side view of the invention, showing the picture in adepressed positlon and out of View.

In carrying my invention 1nto eifect 1n the embodiment thereof which Ihave selected for description in this specification and illustration inthe accompanying drawings, I provide a base or main member 11, which, asshown in the drawings, may be of any suitable ornamental shape, as for1nstance heart-shaped. Near the edge thereof may be arranged charactersamusing or instructive to a child, as for instance the alphabet. Frontsupporting means 12 may be provided, and towards the rear, support ingmeans 13 are provided WlllCll are of such a form that they are adaptedto secure the device toan article of furniture or the like, as forinstance, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, these supporting means maybe made to clamp over the peripheral ridge, 14, on the shelf or tray 15of a childs chair or the like.

Secured to the rear portion of the base member 11 is a suitable memberhaving forj. wardly extending lateral portions 16 whlch 1927. Serial No.192,961.

have secured thereto the operating devices hereinafter explained. Itwill be seen that the clamping member 18 is adapted to either hangdownwards in the position shown in Fig. 2, in which case the picture 19is entirely out of the view of a child playing with the toy, or to beelevated into the position shown in Fig. 1, where the picture 19 isbrought into a vertical position and into full view. The mechanism bywhich this movement of the picture is effected is as follows:

Pivotally attached to the sides of the base member 11 is a U-shapedlever having arms 22, which ma be provided with a handle 23. The rearwarly extending arms of this member 22 pass through eyes 24 in the sides ofthe member 11 and are given something more than a complete turntherearound, so that the rear ends of these arms are'not in the sameplane as the general part of the arms 22, as will be best seen byreference to Fig. 2. The rear ends of these arms terminate in eyes 25into which are inserted links 26 which in turn engage with eyes 27 onmembers 28 which extend backwards and are bent sideways, passing throughthe lugs 21 and forming a single member between the said lugs.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The parts being in theposition shown in Fig. 2, a picture-bearing card or the like 19 may beinserted between the members 18, whereupon, as will be seen from thedrawings, the said picture hangs down entirely out of view of a childplaced in front of the device, and even if not entirely out of view,nevertheless the back of the card, not showing any picture, is presentedtowards the child. Upon depressing the handle 23, however, which is asimple and easy operation such as can be performed by even the youngestchild, the operation of the connected parts will, in a manner which willbe quite obvious from the drawings, result in raising thepicture-bearing card into the position shown in F 1, where it is in fullview of the child, and it will remain there as long as the handle 23 isdepressed. Upon the removal of the hand from the elevating mechanism,the picture at once drops into the position shown in Fig. 2 and remainsthere until the elevating mechanism is again operated, thus affordingamusement and in struction to the child using the device.

The uses and advantages of my invention. will be obvious from anexamination of the drawings and what has been said above with regard toits construction and operation. I might, however, specifically callattention to the function of the short link 46, which is a desirablefeature of the invention, facilitating the upward and downward swing ofthe picture, and would also particularly call attention to theconstruction and arrange ment of the longer link 28. It will be observedthat when the levers 22 are depressed, the first movement is tostraighten out the short link 26 into an approximately verticalposition, the second movement is to move the short link bodily upward,drawing with it the link 28, and the third movement is to draw the upperend of the link 28 forward towards the operator. When this tilting orforwardly drawing movement of the link 28 commences, the link 28 israised so that approximately the middle portion thereof rests againstthe upper edge of the member 11, which acts as a fulcrum, and as theforward motion of the upper end of the link 28 continues, the lower endof the link 28 is given a backward motion, thus tending to swing themember 18 and picture card 19 backwards so as to facilitate the fourthand final movement, which is a raising of the picture into the positionshown in Fig. 1. Without this particular arrangement of the links justabove described, more or less of a binding effect might result, as thedepression of the forward ends of the levers 22 and the consequentupward drawing of the levers 28, might not always result in the backwardswing of the member 18, especially if the members 22 and 28 had in thecourse of use become bent more or less out of their normal shape, and soit might be difficult for a child to elevate the picture into viewmerely by depressing the handle 28.

It should be noted that when the member 18 is swung backward anddownward into the position shown in Fig. 2, it is entirely out of viewof a child sitting in front of the device, and it is therefore quitepossible for the childs attendant to substitute one picture for anotherwithout being observed, thus adding to the surprise and pleasure of thechild when using the toy.

Having thus described my invention, what horizontai base;

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a toy device for the amusement of children, the combination with ahorizontal base member and a member directly swingingly attached to saidhorizontal base nie1nbor and adapted to support an amusement card in aposition behind and below said of devices directly attached to saidhorizontal base member and adapted to swing said amusement cardsupporting member and thereby bring said amusement card from a positionbehind and below said horizontal base member into a position suitablefor observation,and to permit the same to drop out of such observingposition into its first-named position, such dropping of said amusementcard being effected by gravity; said operative devices comprising amember directly and pivotally mounted on said horizontal base, a secondmember swingingly secured to said amusement card supporting member, anda link connecting said first-named member and said secondnamed member.

2. In a toy device for the amusement of children, the combination with ahorizontal base member and a member directly swingingly attached to saidhorizontal base membe and adapted to support an amusement card in aposition behind and below said horizontal base member; of means adaptedto swing said amusement card supporting member from a position behindand below said horizontal base member into a position suitable forobservation; said means comprising a lever directly attached to saidhorizontal base member and operatively connected to said amusement cardsupporting member and adapted when the forward part of said lever isdepressed to raise said amusement card supporting member.

3. In a toy device for the amusement of children, the combination with ahorizontal base member and a member directly swingingly attached to saidhorizontal base member and adapted to support an amusement card in aposition behind and below said horizontal base member; of devicesdirectly attached to said horizontal base member and adapted to swingsaid amusement card supporting member and thereby bring said amusementcard from a position behind and below said horizontal base member into aposition suitable for observation, and to perunit the same to drop outof such observing position into its first named position, such droppingof said amusement card being effected by gravity; said. operativedevices COllllJl'lSlBg a member directly and pivotally mounted on saidhorizontal base, and a second member operatively connected to said firstmember and swingingly secured to said amusement card supporting member.

In a toy device for the amusement of children, the combination with ahorizontal base member and a member directly swingingly attached to saidhorizontal base member and adapted to support an amusement card in aposition behind and below said horizontal base member; of devicesdirectly attached to said horizontal base member and adapted to swingsaid amusement card supporting member and thereby bring said amusementcard from a position behind and below said horizontal base member into aposition suitable for observation, and to permit the same to drop out ofsuch observin position into its first named position; sai operativedevices comprising a member directly and pivotally mounted on saidhorizontal base, and a second member operatively connected to said firstmember and swingingly secured to said amusement card supporting member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 17th day of May,1927.

HENRY GOWER HOSE.

